American Commentary

Everyday I drive to school there is a "Buy American" sign hanging up on some street pole. I am half tempted to just take it down one day. For years, decades really, there has been a segment of the population that believes in the falsehoods of "American" anything.

They believe we should buy products made in the U.S.A. instead of just buying quality. When I go shopping I look for price and quality. I do not look for country name. Segments of the population though, has this sick idea that by buying American we help out the American economy. Well let's use some common sense here. If a corporation pays an employee in a "3rd world country" $1.00 to make a product and it sell here for maybe $3.00, how much do you think it is going to sell for if it cost a company $10 to pay an American employee.

Pricing for companies is simple, they mark it up to make a profit. Employees from other countries are hired if they are specialized in that field and can do it better , or if they can do the same quality for cheaper. So sure, buy American, but by doing that you are costing American consumers their hard earned dollars.

These people often argue that Chinese products are lead tainted or something insane like that. I guess they forgot about the recent massive beef and peanut recalls from American based companies.

Along with this outsourcing debate comes the idea of "American" jobs. Do not lie to yourself. A job is not American, Chinese, Canadian... Jobs do not belong to countries or people of certain countries. They do not belong to the employee really either. They are positions companies offer us. The CEO, managers, owners, or whoever is placed in charge assigns jobs. Jobs are not constant and are not owned. They are "rented out" per say.

This American only mindset also comes to adoption. There is always outcry over celebrities adopting children from foreign countries. National boundaries are defined by man, children are born, with 0 say where at, so why would you refuse a child because of where they are born, or only adopt a child in America? Children are children. Countries are nothing when it comes to loving a child.

The American Only mindset leads to making poor economic and social decisions. Jobs are not owned by countries and do not belong to the people of a country, keeping jobs in countries that are not efficient at making them hurt consumers, and children need love no matter where they are from.

American Commentary

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Nok Air started its operations in 2004, flying from the country's capital city Bangkok to the destinations of Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Phuket, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Udon Thani, Trang and Loei. On the other hand, Orient Thai offers international flights in addition to its domestic flights, from its hubs in Bangkok and Phuket to destinations including Guangzhoi, Hong Kong and Seoul. Bangkok Air can also be a good choice for a low cost carrier.

As of the moment, all countries in the Southeast Asian region can be reached through low cost carriers. Some of the well-known low cost airlines that connect Southeast Asian countries to each other and other parts of the world are Air Asia, Jetstar and Valueair. It flies to different international destinations both in and out Southeast Asia such as China, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Australia, London and Bangladesh.

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The candidacy of Barack Obama, the first man of color to be the presumptive nominee of a major U.S political party has been a dream come true for some Americans and a waking nightmare for others. Indeed, by the time the electorate and his democratic competition realized the skinny guy with the funny name, was a serious candidate he had virtually sewn up the primaries.

This is a plea to all Americans. I am an Australian and live in one of the most beautiful and free countries in the world. We have one of the highest standards of living in the world, free health care, exceptionally high standards of education available for every child, one the highest literacy rates in the world, and the lowest poverty. The USA does not. Not anymore, at least. Why, does one ask?